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Many products protect skin from the sun, but one new sunscreen aims to go where Mom always said sunscreen shouldn't: the eyes. SkinCeuticals recently released Physical Eye UV Defense, a sunscreen developed to protect the eyelid and skin around the eyes. With a mineral and wax base, the product is liquid-resistant, clinging to skin surfaces without running into the eyes. According to experts, the eye region it protects occupies only about 1% of human skin but accounts for 5% to 10% of all skin cancers. "UV radiation damages skin and particularly the thin, delicate skin around the eyelid," said Lisa Chipps, a Beverly Hills dermatologist and spokeswoman for the Skin Cancer...

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